See this link for the most complete and recent information on this record: https://californiarevealed.org/islandora/object/cavpp%3A221930.Interview with J.P Fernandez and Blas Lara. Lara had various jobs when he first came to the United States from working in ranches, mines to business. Fernandez worked as a welder and then aboard a ship. Californians of Mexican Descent Raw Materials.